Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-05

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under the Impression that that covers
the entire list.
O. Yes, sir, of Democrats appointed
by you as Democratic County Clerks
Deputy County Clerks for the purpose
of registration.
A.. Yes, sir.
O. Then, as a matter of fact, the
whole hundred lists that you had print
ed, and which you have read here in
your testimony, were sent to Republi-
cans, with the exception of these Demo-
cratic County Deputy Clerks?
A. They were sent to the Democratic
registry clerks as well as Republicans.
Q. l SAY, cir, with the exception of
these that you have mentioned here and
whose names are included in Brierly's
circular, to.wit: Gordon, of Azusa; Bus
ter, of Downey; Lang, of Langs Station;
Carol, of La Puente; Slack, of Santa
Ana; Egan, of San Juan; and Travis, of
Yorba; that with the exception of them
all the balance of the hundred notices
that you had printed went into the
hands of Republican Deputy County
Clerks?
A. I don't so state.
@. Well, where did they go to?
A. Well, whatever were not sent out
were left lying on the safe in the office.
@. In your office?
A. Lying right there.
@. What proportion remained IN
your office and what proportion was
sent out?
A. Well, l should say in the neigh
borhood of thirty to forty sent out.
Q. By Mr.. Campbell. Lying on your
safe, you say
A. Yes, sir, lying on the desk there.
@. By Mr.. Robarts. In your office?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Were they in any other office?
A. l don't know, sir.
@. Were any of the notices that you
say you had printed sent to the differ
ent wards or precincts OF this city, or
any precinct in the county. to be posted
| up as notices to the voters?
A, Well, 1 don't know that l in.
structed them to post it, but l know
they were posted in some places-at
| least have been told so.
@. All! you didn't see any yourself.
A. No, sir.
@. Mr. j. G. Sheerer-he is Re.
publican?
A. 1 think SO.
@. F. C. Smythe, same:
A. Well, l believe Smythe is. He is
Constable at Anaheim.
@. Candidate on the Republican
ticket, wasn't he?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Apt to be a Republican, wasn't
he?
A. Apt to be. l believe all those
that you now read are Republicans.
@. F. R. Willis.
A. f. R. Willis was at Downey, and
it was claimed that some Republicans
were not registered there, that the reg
istry clerk was more active in looking
up the Democratic people, and hence
that Mr.. Willis be appointed to look out
for some of the Republicans. As mat
ter of fact, the Downey Clerk, MIR. Bus.
ter, l think registered something over
100. and some of them claimed that l
ought to appoint Republican there as
well as a Democrat, and SC appointed
Mr.. Willis.
@. By MIR. Robarts. You say that
John R. Briefly was also appointed?
A. He was.
| @. Why wasn't the endorsement of
his-or the filing of his certificate of OF
fice-oath of office endorsed upon the
back instead of at the bottom here?
A. Because very frequently file on
the bottoms of the oath. You will find
probably
Q. Well, did you file his?
A. If nv name is there | did.
@. Yes, but you cay you very often
did it. Are you referring to yourself or
your deputies?
A. am referring to myself in regard
to filing the oath of office. These are
pasted In the book, and in turning over
l find it easier to commence filing at the
bottom. l don't consider that it is ma
terial.
@. Do you state upon oath that these
were filed at the time that they purport
to have been filed?
A. Yes, sir.
O. You are satisfied on that point al.
though you didn't file them yourself:
A. l speak of my own. | believe
.hem to be correct
@. You are speaking now of the be.
lief that you have in your deputy.
A. Yes. sir.
@. Not that you know of your own
personal knowledge?
A. 1 can't say. l have perfect cons
fdence in my deputies.
@. Why, then, have all the oaths of
off .e, with the exception of one, of the
several Deputy County Assessors, the
Endorsement of the filing upon the back
of it and of the Deputy County Clerks
on the front of the document?
A. I cannot answer that, sir.
@. Isn't it rather peculiar?
/ A. I don't think it is. A man uses
his own choice about it.
@. Can you show me any other docu.
ment in your Office, either summons or
anything else, in which you put the filing
upon the front of the document instead
OF the rear of it where there is aplace
for the fling?
A. will, sir. with pleasure. have
the affidavits, Mr.. Robarts. These are
the originals.
@. BY Mr.. Campbell. That were
rejected?
A. Yes, sir; and there were some
that are already on--registered-but
still brought them along.
@. Have you got any means OF dis
tinguishing between those that were reg
istered and those that were not?
A. Yes, sir. This was simply on
this question of Dominguez. The reg.
istration was taken by Dominguez
where the dates were changed.
There is an apparent change from
the 22d to the 9th all the way
through. Still, at the same time they
were registered.
@. By Mr.. Robarts. You received
these first when? mean the Domin.
guez affidavits.
A. l think they were received on
the 9th.
@. You returned them, then, to Mr..
Bilderrnin?
A. No, sir, they have never been
back to Mr.. Bilderrain, once in my pos.
session,